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Is motion like the following?
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RE: Is motion like the following?
(December 31, 2015 at 6:22 am)Nestor Wrote:
(December 29, 2015 at 11:55 am)bennyboy Wrote: I'd argue that the motion is itself only an idea, and that in fact the car is not moving, but rather that the mind is applying the idea of motion to the idea of the car.
But even the mind applying the idea is a change to and/or from some other, alternate mental activity, no? And change is... motion.

Motion is specifically a change in space.  If space is an idea, then you have at best the idea of motion.
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Is motion like the following? - by Mudhammam - December 29, 2015 at 4:18 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 29, 2015 at 4:35 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by vorlon13 - December 29, 2015 at 12:53 pm
RE: Is motion like the following? - by downbeatplumb - December 29, 2015 at 12:55 pm
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Anomalocaris - January 9, 2016 at 5:15 pm
RE: Is motion like the following? - by ignoramus - December 29, 2015 at 4:54 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Excited Penguin - December 29, 2015 at 5:08 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Mudhammam - December 31, 2015 at 5:32 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by bennyboy - December 29, 2015 at 11:55 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Angrboda - December 29, 2015 at 3:28 pm
RE: Is motion like the following? - by bennyboy - December 29, 2015 at 6:31 pm
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Mudhammam - December 31, 2015 at 6:22 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by bennyboy - December 31, 2015 at 9:29 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Exian - December 31, 2015 at 4:18 pm
RE: Is motion like the following? - by bennyboy - January 1, 2016 at 11:14 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Mudhammam - January 9, 2016 at 3:24 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by bennyboy - January 9, 2016 at 10:00 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Mudhammam - January 9, 2016 at 3:58 pm
RE: Is motion like the following? - by vorlon13 - December 29, 2015 at 1:00 pm
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Whateverist - December 29, 2015 at 3:51 pm
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Mudhammam - December 31, 2015 at 6:14 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Whateverist - December 31, 2015 at 12:50 pm
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Mudhammam - January 9, 2016 at 3:21 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Exian - December 29, 2015 at 4:38 pm
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Exian - December 31, 2015 at 5:46 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Mudhammam - December 31, 2015 at 6:29 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by Alex K - December 31, 2015 at 7:09 am
RE: Is motion like the following? - by The Grand Nudger - January 9, 2016 at 10:03 am

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